Radiator heater.



UNITED STATES PALIENT. orrion.

CHAUIN'CEY L. C. MAGEE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RADIATOR-HEATER.

1 ,3()0,440 I Specification of Letters latent. Patented Apr, 15, 1919,

I Application filed April 1918. Serial No. 230,718.

To all whom it'may concern: through an elbow 4 or any other suitable Be it known that I,- CHAUNCEY L. C. MA- means. GEE, acitizen of the United States of Amer- The said heating device comprises a cylinice, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook dric casing 5 having a screw-threaded top 6 and State of Illinois, have invented a certain or cap 6 which is removable therefrom, and new and useful Improvement in Radiatorwhich is provided with an internally thread- Heaters, ofwhich the following is a speci- 'ed boss 7 to receive the threaded nipple 8 fication. of the previously mentioned elbow, whereby This invention relates to electrical devices the heating device is supported in vertical 10 for heating the water in an automobile position. In its lower portion, the casing 5 radiator to prevent the same from freezing is provided with a'shoulder 9, and at its'lower in cold weather. end with a central-opening 10, the casing It will be seen that this is an improvement being made of sheet metal drawn or spun on the construction shown-and described in into the desired shape, although it is obs, 15 Patent No. 1,242,711, granted October 9', vious, of course, that the .cylindric casing or v .1917, for a similar device. body thus provided can be made in any suit- 1 Generally stated, the object of the present able manner. A sheet metal holder is proinventionis to provide an improved convided within the casing, said holder having struction and arrangement whereby a device its lower end pro led with a shoulder 11 .20 of this kind may be attached to the radiator 1 to rest upon the shoulder 9, and this holder .without cutting holes in the latter, and prachaving an upwardly extending 'cylindric Y tically without changing the construction of wall 12 which is finally bent over at 13 at the the radiator, and whereby the device itself top and then brought downward to form may be manufactured at a comparatively the reduced cylindric portion 14 which 25 small cost of production and whereby the hangs inside of the top of-the holder. This device itself, when in use, will be of a more portion 14 has a central opening 15, .anda

satisfactory character than heretofore. Vertically disposed bolt 16 has its head 17 It is also an object to provide certain dedisposed in the recess or well 18 formed by tails and features of construction and comthe portion 14, and the lower end of the bolt 1 80 binations tending to increase. the general extends through the opening 10 and is proefliciency and desirability ofan automobile vided with a nut 19 which bears against the radiator electric heating device of this. parbottom 20 of thecasing, whereby the shoulticular character. v, der 11 is pulled downward against the shoul- 9 --To these and other useful ends, the invender 19 to form a water-tight joint, it being 211 consists inmatters hereinafter set forth understood that the water fromthe radiator -"Fiid claimed. enters through the coupling 3 and the elbow In the accom anying drawin s:. 4 into the space 21 which surrounds the Figurclisa ront'elevation o an autornosheet metal holder, and into the well'18, bile radiator showing an electric heating de-l whereby the water will be heated. The heat- .40 vice therefor embodying the principles of 'ing element 22 is preferably a coil disposed the invention. I between cylindric walls 23 of mica or other. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section of suitable insulation, whereby the sheet metal said heating device. V holder which has the walls 12 and 14 will 1 Fig. 3-is a vertical section on line 3 -3'i n be heated in the desired manner. A metal 45 Fig. 2. I Y I terminal strip or bracket 24 is hung on the Fig. dis a'horizontal section on line lower end of the bolt 16, and the two bindin Fig.2. f I ing-posts 25 areconnected with the terminals As thus illustrated, the radiator 1" may be of the coil or heatin element 22, whereby of any suitable character, and. is rov ded the electric current wi l traverse said heating 50 with the usual or ordinary relie -val'v e 2 element to produce the desired result The "for draining off the contents of the radiator, '1 lower ends of the binding-posts 25. can be when such is necessary or desirable Ordiconnected with a-cord in any suitable or de- -n'arily, this. valve is secured directly to the; sired manner. A sheet metal retainer 26 radiator; For the purpose of-the invention, is inserted inside of the inner mica cylinder 55 however, a- T-eoupling 3 is interposed be 23, thisretainer being of any suitable metal "tween said valve and the radiator, and the and provided with punched out lugs 27 beelectric heating device is connected to said T- hind WlllCl'l a curved plate 28 is inserted to c. L. c. MAGEE. RADIATOR HEATER.

APPLICA ION FILED APR- 25. I918.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919. 

